Zoo trainer beat sea lion for photos, report says
Updated: 2013-07-29 18:45
By Xu Lin (chinadaily.com.cn)
|
||||||||
A trainer at Zhengzhou Zoo who beat a sea lion with a stick on Sunday upset some visiting children, according to the Dahe Daily.
The trainer and photographer were busy arranging children to have their photographs individually taken, for a charge of 20 yuan ($3.3), with a sea lion on Sunday, at the zoo, in Henan province.
The sea lion seemed impatient as it had to pose for the camera repeatedly. To everyone's surprise, the keeper started to hit it with a white plastic stick. The kids became upset and left with their parents.
The photographer told the newspaper the 4-year-old sea lion had been in the zoo for three years.
According to the newspaper, the sea lion had to pose with about 100 tourists in the morning for photos. If it misbehaved, the photographer is out of pocket to the tune of 20 yuan.
According to a guideline on the development of zoos released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development earlier this month, a ban has been imposed on forcing animals to perform.
- Asiana crash victims' ashes returned to relatives
- 7 killed in Florida shooting spree
- Sun Yang takes gold in 400m freestyle
- Six dead, 12 missing in landslides, floods
- Complaints spike over subpar baby formula imports
- EU solar trade dispute diffused
- Deliveries up as mercury rises
- DPRK stages military parade
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Carbon market helps cut emissions |
Attractive Cities for Foreigners |
Terraces on top of the world |
No summer relief for kindergarten |
Safety worries mount |
Giving ancient Lhasa a facelift |
Today's Top News
Pakistan condemns latest US drone strike
Experts advise CEOs on how to make it in the US
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume
Latest US-China talks should smooth the way
Audit targets local government debt
30 people killed in Italy coach accident
Brain drain may be world's worst
Industry cuts cloth to measure up to buyers' needs
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |